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Ancient Guam Era, Chamorro Culture, Division of Labor, Historic Eras of Guam, Our Heritage, Spanish Era

Pumeska: Hunters on Land and Sea

Ancient Chamorro/CHamorus were avid hunters both on land and sea. They developed many methods of eguihan (fishing), ranging from etupak (line fishing), lagua’ (net fishing), fisga (long spears used), stupefying fish with puting (sap), training them with a poiu or pugi (a chumming device) to lure in fish by feeding them from the depths into shallower waters then captured.

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Chamorro Culture, Funeral Practices, Historic Eras of Guam, Our Heritage, Spanish Catholic Changes, Spanish Era

Nobena: Novena (Catholic Devotional Prayers)

The nobena, or novena, is a series of devotional prayers said over the course of nine days that are associated with the various feasts of the Catholic Church year. The purpose of a novena is to make a particular request through the intercession of the honoree for whom the novena is named.

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